Neighborhood Concerts

Featuring musicians of The Academy — a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education

The illustrious Class of 1978, the first graduating class from music conservatories after the Cultural Revolution, included composers who would revitalize Chinese contemporary music. This concert includes chamber music by this extraordinary generation of composers.

This native Chinese ensemble performs traditional music used in village rituals, including temple fairs, weddings, funerals, and seasonal festivities. Their inimitable music can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and is still deeply rooted in the daily life of Chinese villagers today.

Members of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, one the world's leading symphonic ensembles of traditional Chinese instruments, offer a close look at four main types of traditional Chinese instruments. The workshop, led by Resident Conductor Chew Hee-chiat, includes talk and demonstration of bowed, plucked, wind, and percussion instruments from the orchestra. Stay afterwards for a chance to try the instruments.

Members of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, one the world's leading symphonic ensembles of traditional Chinese instruments, offer a close look at four main types of traditional Chinese instruments. The workshop, led by Resident Conductor Chew Hee-chiat, includes talk and demonstration of bowed, plucked, wind, and percussion instruments from the orchestra. Stay afterwards for a chance to try the instruments.